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In very weak sustainability, the overall stock of man-made capital and natural capital remains constant over time. It is important to note that, unconditional substitution between the various kinds of capital is allowed within weak sustainability. This means that natural resources may decline as long as human capital is increased.
Scholars have discussed this under the concept of weak and strong sustainability. For example, there will always be tension between the ideas of "welfare and prosperity for all" and environmental conservation, [8] [1] so trade-offs are necessary. It would be desirable to find ways that separate economic growth from harming the environment. [9]
With a possible recession coming, we get advice from three financial experts on how to survive the tough times.
Weberian life chances can be seen as an expansion on some of Karl Marx's ideas. Both Weber and Marx agreed that economic factors were important in determining one's future, but Weber's concepts of life chances are more complex; inspired by, but different from Marx's views on social stratification and social class.
There’s a conundrum that economists and political strategists have been chewing on for more than a year: The economy is good, but Americans say it’s lousy. Americans say the economy stinks ...
Families are more likely to feel like the economy is in a recession. Two-thirds of parents with children younger than 18 (66%) feel the economy is in a recession, versus 54% of adults with no ...
Wellbeing economy is a public policy framework in which the economy is designed to serve social, health, cultural, equity and nature outcomes. [1] [2] The aim is to go beyond gross domestic product (GDP) as the main measure of national economic performance. Since the early 2000s there has been growing interest in wellbeing as a framework in ...
One approach, called the engaged theory, outlined in the journal of Applied Research in the Quality of Life, posits four domains in assessing quality of life: ecology, economics, politics and culture. [6] In the domain of culture, for example, it includes the following subdomains of quality of life: Beliefs and ideas; Creativity and recreation